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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
THE HAMILTON TRIAk
The Evidence All In and the Speech Max
ing About to Commence.

The Evidence All In ANA the Specializing
ing About to Commence.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. THE Times says
this morning that thes5vidence is all in ip
the Hamilton case at WyandOtte and at two
o'clock to-day the instructions will de
handed to the jury and the speech-nal1ing
will begin and, probably, last till Saturday
night. Colonel r. S. Macdonald, of st.
Louis, Will make the opening speech for the
State. He win be followed by Mr.. Hutchings
and Major Warner for the defense. Chen
Mr.. Waggener viii speak for the State. Ex-
Governor Johnson will close for the defense
and Judge Laughlin for the State. The de-
Tense closed yesterday morning with testi-
mony tending to corroborate the evidence
intended TO show an alibi for Geers, and by
so doing disprove Vossen's confession. The
afternoon was taken UP in the introduction
of evidence in rebuttal. There were some
strong witnesses to prove that the traGE
was in good condition, noticeably County
Attorney Gibson, who was at the
wreck carly in the morning and made
thorough examination The wit
nesses introduced to impeach Mayor
Hannah did not go as far into the mayor1C
connection with the case as vas expected,
owing 10 sustained objections, but he WAC
contradicted on several points sufficiently
to somewhat weaken his Testimony. There
can be no speculation on the result, for tho
evidence has been so conflicting thaI, So
one OF the attorneys for the State axiomati-
cally remarked: ''It's all question of facts
"a question of which witnesses Che aillRD
will believe"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
A FIENDISH FATHER.
a Han Fast His Children are EtS9al
Kills Them With His Fist.

Boston, Jan. 6.-Atl st. Johnsbugg Will
liam Z. Dizan, OF Wheelock, VT, a smaN
town in the northern part of CaledoniE
County, was lodged in jail, charged witE
numbering his infant daughter. II is a.
legged that when the infant was four months
old Dlzan crushed its head with n blow c.
his fist. There was no physician present.
at the mothers confinement or at any time
thereafter nor was assistance callelb
in from neighbors. The disappearance
OF the CHILD created great deal of taES5
in the neighborhood, but nothing could be
ascertained and the mother was allowed TO
rest This took place three years ago THO
winter, and since that time the Ilzans have
had four children, two being twins. Az
these infants Dizalk is alleged to have dis
posed Of in the same manner, crushing the
heads with blow of his fist. Dizan is abou9
forty years of age, snd five years ago came
TO Wheelock FROM Barnestown, Can. His
wife is alSoa Canadian. Dian has owned
and carried on a small farm, but his prin-
cipal business has been smuggling liquor
from Canada and selling it in Vermont. He
has long borne very bad reputation in
Wheelock.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
GHE sOVTR.

A late special from New Orleans ssid that
the orange crop of Louisiana was all har-
vested and marketed, and was as predicted,
less than one-tenth of an average crop, and
that oranges We're retailing at thirty to
fifty cents a dozen, against ten Co thirty
cents the same time last year. and arc scarce
even at these figures. There will be none
for shipment North as usual.
GEORGE HILL, one of the commissioners
of La Sale County, Texas, and leading
citizen Of the town of Twohig, was assassi-
mated at Cotulla, TeNe, recently. Mr. Hill
was an important witness at the coroner's
inquest on the killing of Sheriff Mckinney.
He was shot three times, but lived long
enough to state that his assassin9 were
Captain Silas Hay and Frank K. Hall. The
officers are securing the country for the
murderers.
THERE was smart shake at Charleston.
S. c., on the morning of the 4th. and two
sharper shocks at SGmmerville. No injury.
VICTOR TARDE, amember &C the Ole Guard
Of Napoleon l., died short time ago in Me-
dina County. Tex. age9 ninety.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

THE Governor and eouDeil Of 4nstou.
Mass, receBtly oan9plese4 the eA1e OF the
Hoosac tunnel, GitA its acoozupeny inG forty
four miles ef railroad, 70 TIA E1tehoure
Railroad Company. Tha k3tAte - "a receive
5000, e8o in 1ftyyeaF boods, payipg interest,"
at three per cent. fcs 1--WE years, three and
half per cent for the nexe i've, enf -FOUR Per
cena thereafter and SAC00N IN common
sAOck-
A cmAMBEa in the Peerless slope portion
OF tAe Henry Clay colliery, owned by the
Philadelphia q Reading Coal and Iron Com
parv, was discovered to be burning on the
9th. The fire was increasing rapidly and
deied all efforts TO get it under control.
Frequent explosions OF gas were occurring.
Four men had been severely burned 1ne
loss can not now be estimated.
EAxzAN H. WHEEL. assignee or Martln
Kalhfe1sch q Sons, OF New York, filed the
schedules Of the firm = short time ago IN
the Court Of Common Pleas. They sno"
liabilities OF e6SS, 1l6, with contingent hi.-
tSilities Of S97, 4s3, or . total OF $7NAtAO With
nozainal assets amounting to Ss5S, $50
ANoTHRa strike was recently threa0eneo
on the lines Of the Brooklyn City and the
Broadway street railway lines. owing to
che position taken by Presidents Lewis ano
Beers in the matter Of time tables
THE wages question at the Edgar ThomP-
sOa steel works at Pittsburgh, Pa, has
been finally settled by the arbitration com
mittae, and work will be resumed IN al de-
partmeutS. The new scale advances
wages on q general average ten per cent
These works employ over $500 men.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
THE LATEST.


A WASHINGTON special lately said that
the names Of Congressman holding calls
| on Union Pacific would soon be published
and there was much alarm in certain cir
cles. 1t was rumored that over g, OOO, OOO
can be traced TO members as having been
paid by the railroad to secure the passage
Of the Funding bill One Congressman is
said to have received $780, 600.
! IL the criminal court at st. Louis on the
| 10th, counsel for Fotheringham applied for
| Il reduction Of his clients bail. He was in
dicted on two charges, and the court fixed
the bail in each case at $500. The original
| amount was $4,000, $1,000 in eac1 case.
A RECENT dispatch said that epidemic
of smallpox was feared in Brooklyn and
that a vigorous course of action was being
applied.
IT was learned on very good authority at
Washington a short time ago that the Pres
ident had no intention of calling an extra
session of Congress. d.
A RECENT Ottawa, Ont, special said that
several important cases Of smuggling were
being settled by the Minister of Customs.
| They involved several New York and Chi
cago houses.
A PECULIAR case was begun in the Su-
perior Court at Boston on the 9TH, being the
suit of Maurice s. Fitzgerald, Catholic
clergyman. against Archbishop Williams,
| to recover damages for being, as he claims.
wrongfully deposed from his position The
Archbishop, upon charges of immortality,
ordered him into seclusion and meditation
He declined to obey and was suspended.
IT was officially stated short time ago
that 405 persons were burned TO death in
the incendiary fire which destroyed the re
served enclosure in the Peoples Park at
Madras, India
THE Senate on the 9TH did not do much
business. After passing some minor bills,
one of which was to appropriate S3O,OOO for
the widow and daughter OF Erskine L. Al
lem the inventor of the Springfield breech-
loading musxct, Senator Cullom asked
that the discussion on the Interstate Com
merce bill be postponed till the 10th. which
was agreed to and they soon after adjourned.
| In the House the Senate bill was passed
amending the act for the sale of the Sac and
Fox and Iowa Indian reservation in Nebras-
ka and Kansas. At the evening session the
House passed forty-two pension bills.
The lunacy proceedings instituted by
Prof. EmmonS against Weltha A. EN-
mons, his wife, were continued in the old
circuit court room at Washington on the
, 9TH. There was such apressure for admit
tance that the deputy marshal was obliged
! to close the door and refused entrance to
oil who was not in some way connected
with the case.
WILLIAM EARL, proprietor of the largest
cider mills in New Jersey, committed sui
| eide recently at is1place near Newark, by
hanging himself.
THE Democrats of the Ninth Wisconsin
district recently nominated DR.. Samuel
Johnson for the long and Joseph Bardeen
for the short term in Congress, made vacant
by Mr.. Prices death
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
a site Onered.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3L-At a special meeting
OF the City Council last evening. the pscoo-
sition to tender the southern end Of Lake
Park as place for the grave and monument
Of the late Senator Logan was incorporated
into an ordinance and unanimously passed.
The fellow e message WAS sent to Mrs.
Logan:
JLrs- John a Logan, Washington, d. C.:
At 4 meeting of the City Council site IN
Lake Park, between Harmon Court and Park
Row, was set aside as site for a monument
add burial place Sor the late Senator John A
Logan. Rnd said site may hereafter be used az &
burial place for his widow
CARTER b. HARRISON. Mayor.
Half the town OF Marlboro, Nd, was de
nfrorad lar- fire ral.e.rfIrr
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

a CONSTITUTIONS train o. the AaahAma =
GreA& Sootheru reilfoed, nesr ChattAnoogs,
xen8., recently struck . cow. left the rails,
went down en- embAnkment and YEA
WRECKED, the engineer and fireman being
killed.
Tan port Of Baltimore was virtually
closed on the 5th- There had not been an
arrival except some day steamboat and Q
few oyster boats, and none could get
through the ice except heavy steamers
The ice extended down the river and into
Chesapeake bay, Q distance Of forty miles
Ar Q meeting held recently at Annapolis,
Md, or the directors OF the Chesapeake &
Ohio canal, the report showed that the
company was in O bad way financially, and
that unless aid could ne procured from
either the State or the Government the
canal would have to be closed The canal
runs from Cumberland, Id, to Alexandria,
Va, and has never been a paying property
A RECENT special from Natchez. Miss,
said that Nelson Newman was fatally shot
by j. S. Robertson, both prominent plant
ers. residing near Trinity, La The cause
is said to have been an old feud.
A FORr WORTH, Tex, paper OF recent
date made the following estimate of the
number Of destitute families in the drouth-
stricken region Of Texas: Callahan County,
30; Parker, l00; Taylor, 200; Palopinto,
$50; Coleman, $50; Jack, 800; Stephens,
80; Runnels, 200; Jones, 225; ShacklefOrd,
40; Haskell, 30; Young, $50; Brown, 400;
Eastland, 500; Comanche, 500; Nolan, SO;
Fisher, 100; Frath, $50; Morton, 10, and
Hardeman, $50
THE people of Birmingham, Ala, recently
forwarded memorial to Washington ask
ing for an appropriation to the ColOred
Peoples Worlds Fair to be held at that
place in the fall Of this year.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
GENERAL.

IT has been stated that the rope Will noto
oonsistory on the 18th inst, when he will
nominate q number of Bishops
EMPEROR WILLIAM on the 1st celebrated
the eightieth anniversary of his entrance
into the Prussian army by receiving all his
commanding Generals, headedby the Crown
Prince.
SIX soldiers were killed by the gas ex-
plosion at Cambridge barracks, Portsmouth,
Eng Twenty one were found and extri-
Gated from the ruins Of the barracks. All
the rescued were more or less injured.
Two thousand extra men were employed
in the Berlin post-ofice for the New Year
delivery. The number OF letters handled
was over 9, 10000.
RUSSIA has concluded arran gements for
obtaining from Herzents, OF Paris, a loan OF
"a, 600 900 francs. The money is to be ex-
pended in constructing canal from the
eastern extremity Of the Gulf of Perekop,
in the Black Sea, across the neck of land
joining the Crimea to the main land to the
sea of Azof, in order to afford q direct water
route from the river Don to the Black Sea.
THE losses by fire An the United States
for the month of December amounted to
s1f, 200, co., and for the year to Sit, 6O0, 600
This is larger than ever recorded.
A DESPERATE fight took place recently at
NueyO Laredo, Mex, between the guardes
rurales and about fifty srnugglers from the
American side conveying about SIC, 600 worth
of goods into the interior. The result was
ten dead smugglers and three dead guards,
with the goods in the hands Of the authori-
ties.
PATTI made her first appearance in the
City of Mexico on the night of the 5th and
was showered with roses.
AN epidemic of typhoid fever was raging
at Clermont Ferrand. France, a short time
ago. Eighteen hundred persons out of Q
population of 10000 had been attacked. It
is supposed that the epidemic was started
by impure water.
GENERAL BoULANGER- French Minister OF
War, recently ordered 200, 600 new mehnite
shells.
The gate keepers Of the military prison
at Madrid Spain, recently decamped with
some fugitive sergeants, of whom there
were nine. No trace of them can be found
The escape caused q sensation, giving evi-
dence Of intrigues by the revolutionary
party.
TELEGRAAfs of a recent date from Mendoza,
Argentine Republic, said that there were
four cases of cholera in the city and nine
teen in the hospital. The hospital patients
are persons from the country. The epidemic
continued to decline.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
CONGRESSIONAL.


THE Senate met on the 4th, and as soon. as
the journal was read Senator Cullom an
nounced the death of Senator Logan, and on
his motion out of respect to the memory @ de-
ceased the Senate adjourned. The House met
and after the resignation Of Mr.. Hewitt, as a
member from New York city, the death of Sen
ator Logan was announced and the House ad-
journed.
IN the Senate on the 5th Mr.. Mitchell, OF
Pennsylvania, reported q bill granting pension
of $1,000 year to the widow of General Logan.
Mr.. Mcpherson offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for statement
of the Indebtedness os the Pacific railroads to
the Government January !, 1887, which brought
on quite a debate, and was finally passed over.
The conference report on the Interstate Com
merce bill was then debated until adjournment.
In the House the Indian Appropriation bill
was finally passed. 1t appropriateS %, 11o,OOO.
The Military Academy bill also passed. The
Speaker laid before the House the resignation
of James w. Reid, OF the Fifth North Carolina
district. The House then, in Committee of the
Whole, took up the bill for the consolidation OF
certain bureaus OF the Navy Department aH9
then adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th Mr.. Henderson
stated that a stronger and more urgent demand
should be made against Mexico for the killing
of Captain Crawford while in pursuit OF
Geronimo and introduced a bill for the relief OF
Crawford's heirs. The Senate then took up and
agreed to Mr.. McPherson's resolution caffng
on the Secretary of the Treasury for statement
of the Indebtedness of the Pacific railroads,
and then passed the bill granting pension of
1000 to the widow of General Logan A bill
offered by Mr.. Vest increasing the pension
OF the widow of General F. P. Blair to
sc year was also passed. The Interstate
Commerce bill was then taken up and debated
until adjournment. e. In the HWse9 in Com
mittee of the Whole, the bill was considered for
the permanent improvement of the Erie and
Oswego canals. At the expiration of the morn
ing hour the House again went into Comraittee
of the Whole on the Naval Reorganization bill,
which was debated until adjournment.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-13

Half the town OF Marlboro, Nd, was de
Btroyed by fire recently.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-02-26
AN ELOQUENT PER0RATI0N.

The Wheeling Register of Thurs
day contains a nearly three column
report of the able speech of Hon. ID.
B. Lucas in nominating Gov. Il. w.
Wilson for U. S. Senator. We have
only room for the eloquent perora-
ton, which we give below:
The march of Truth though slow,
is sure and stately. Her pioneers, as
they ascend the heights, may be
stricken down, or fall by the way
side. But 10! in her own appointed
season, immortal Truth herself com
eth up over the mountain tops, her
head encircled by an aureole of glory,
and her feet Respondent with the ra-
dance of perpetual dawn. The mu-
sic of the spheres accompanies her;
the mOrning-starS are her heralds,
and they cry aloud !" Make way
there, for Truth for 10, she cometh
Make waythere,y we enemies OF Truthp'
And thereupon the mists arise, the
clouds disperse, and the bright efful-
gence of an Etenal Purpose maketh
the path more plain, and another
landmark is erected in the march of
human progress.
With this faith in the ultimate
triamph OF Political Truth. while
others have been preaching Democ-
racy as an organization without con-
victions, we have been endeavoring
to breathe into it the vitality OF cor
rect principles, that it might become
the embodiment OF that political faith
which its great founder, Thomas JEFF
ferson taught as the only true foun
dation of American liberty.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-02-26

The New York commission ap-
pointed to consider the question OF
capital punishment has agreed upon
report which will be presented to
the Legislature at an early day. A
thorough investigation has been
made. Judges and sheriffs and 9th
ers who have been present or officia
ted at executions, were written to
for their views on the subject. The
replies were examined and compar-
ed, and the conclusion has be arrived
at that the present mode of capital
punishment is neither effective, i'm
pressive, nor in any manner salts
factory. The first recommendation
in the report is that the gallows be
abolished; that although it was well
suited to the middle ages, it is not
In accord with the spirit of the pres
ent century. As a substitute for
hanging the commission suggests
death by some electrical apparatus,
the prisoner to be confined in the
State prison, and removed painlessly
and secretly, without the sensation
that attends hanging. The CON.
mission holds that execution in this
manner would have the same deter
ent effect as hanging, and would
get rid cf many of the disadvantages
of the latter. The country is fast
recognizing the fact. it says, that
hanging is an antiquated form of
execution. The old system of hang
ing in public has been found to do
more harm than good, and now every
State in the Union, will, a few ex
ceptions, kills its murderers private
Is. The more privately this is done,
the more impressive it is.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-02-26

SHOT BY A BoATMAN.--PoINT OF
Rocks, February 19.-Geo. Brant, a
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal boatman,
shot and seriously wounded John
Haines at this place last evening.
Brant came here last fall, and
since that time has incurred the dis
like of all the boys in the place, and
they have frequently made him the
subject of their jests. Thursday even
ing, while walking up the platform,
he drew revolver, and.said that if
anybody bothered him he intended to
give them a taste of that. 1t is also
stated that he said there were several
men he was going to whip before he
left here, and that he also intended to
clean out the school-house. His blow
ing and Dragging scared no one, and
no attention was paid.to him. Last
evening, while Fent Haines, brother
to the wounded boy, was walking near
to the canal, Brant attacked him with
out any provocation whatever. He
struck the boy, who Immediately
went after the brother. John went
to the place where Brant was standing
and asked him what he struck Fent
AOi' oldub ilPpCu Oub hii Odtti, uItN
a revolver and swore he would shoot
him. Haines walked into Mr.. Mich
OPS saloon, went through the bar-room
and out another door. Brant met him
as he came out and shot him twice,
remarking, as he shot him the Sec
ond time, "Now, YOU, have
you got enough ?" Then he fired
again. BY this time Haines had re-
covered from the shock, and, as Brant
fred the third shot, kicked him. Some
of the boatmen then interfered and
took Brant aboard Capt. Eaton's boat.
He slipped out, crossed the river into
Virginia and has not yet been captur.
ed. Haines' wounds are not consid-
cred fatal.
Mr.. Harry BERRY, a Baltimore and
Ohio operator at Washington juno
ton, was attacked by three tramps
last night, who demanded to be adj
United into the telegraph Office. AS
this is strictly against the company's
orders he refused, and having moth
ing with which to defend himself,
called through the telephone to II. ".
Carter, switchman, about three hum
dred yards from the junction. He
ran down to the Office and knocked
one of the tramps down as he was
entering the door. The Others seeing
help was at hand fed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-02-26
MARTINsBURG, W. VA, SATURDAY, FEB. g. 1887.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT CoNTINUED.-Cha cery.--
Horace Myers VS.. Mary A. Myers, ct
al. Decree distributing fund in hand
of General Receiver.
B. Hughes admir- VS.. Matilda Cox
ct al. Referred to Commissioner.
Ernmert & Fiery VS.. F. r. Shep-
herd. Decree distributing fund in
hand of Special Commissioner.
G. w. Hampton VS.. George Carol,
&c. Rule against Plaintiff to show
cause why property shall not be re-
sold.
E. G. Hedges VS.. Theresa A. Musset-
ter, &c. Referred to Com'r.
N. d. Baker ct al. VS.. Daniel SUIT
ton Ex'r ct al. Referred to Com'r.
J. W. Criswell VS.. Geo. G. Caruth-
ers. Decree distributing fund in
hands of Sp'l Com'r.
w. F. Geyer VS.. Daniel Miller etal,
Decree for sale.
B. F. Winger VS.. j. r. X. Graham,
Decree for sale.
Kate S. Powell VS.. Sarah A. Powell.
Decree distributing fund in hands Of
Com'r.
Geo. M. Bowers VS.. III. V. Bowers
ct al. Decree distributing fund in
hands of Sp'l Com'r.
Elizabeth G. Kennedy ct al, VS.. G..
Berkebile. Petition to remove case
to U. S. Court refused.
w. r. Hodgson &C., VS.. Mahala E.
Gaff. Referred to Com'r.
Daniel Miller & Co., VS.. Thos. Tur-
ner ct al. Decree for sale.
j. T. Janney VS.. j. T. Snodgrass ct
al. Decree authorizing special CONS
to sell real estate either at private or
public sale.
Eliza Mong ct al, VS.. George s.
Rousch Ex'r ct al. Decree distribut-
ing fund in hands of Gen'l Receiver
and Geo. S. Rousch, Ex'r.
B. S. Bank VS.. j. @. A. Maiden
bousch. Decree distributing fund in
hands of Com'r.
E. B. Hamill VS.. Ellen Wighton.
Retired from docket.
Joseph E. Berry vs.. r. A. l.. Blon-
del ct al. Amended bill filed.
Mary A. Ropp VS.. Cath. Kyne. De-
cree for sale.
Margaret V. Rousch &C., VS.. NJ. S.
Grantham. Guardian. Referred to
Com'r.
Cath. Robinson VS.. S. B. Jamison
ct al. Decree for sale.-Statesmdn.